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Monticello Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
249th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 324 Arkansas Middle Schools
Better than 23% of Arkansas middle schools
Summary

Monticello Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Monticello, Arkansas, with 355 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.8. The school is part of the Monticello School District, which is ranked 180 out of 250 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Monticello Middle School consistently underperforms the state average in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 21% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 34.7%, and the school's mathematics proficiency rate was 27.6% compared to the state's 38.7%. The school has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom quarter of Arkansas middle schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has been 1 or 2 stars out of 5 for the past several years, indicating below-average performance. However, the school stands out for its relatively high proficiency rates in Algebra, with 58.6% of students scoring proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to the nearby Warren Middle School and Drew Central Middle School, Monticello Middle School generally lags behind in academic proficiency, with its English Language Arts proficiency rate of 23% in the 2023-2024 school year compared to 27.1% at Warren Middle School and 17% at Drew Central Middle School. Monticello Middle School's performance has also declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 98th out of 318 schools in 2017-2018 to 249th out of 324 schools in the projected 2024-2025 school year.

327
Students ?
13.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,715
Per pupil spending ?
62.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 212 Clyde Ross
       Monticello, AR  71655

(870) 367-4040

District: Monticello School District


Students who attend Monticello Middle School usually attend:

High:    Monticello High School

Feeder schools for Monticello Middle School:

Elementary:    Monticello Elementary School
    Monticello Intermediate School
Racial breakdown:

White:
54.4%
African American:
38.8%
Hispanic:
4.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arkansas average (25% vs 36% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school25%
District avg30%
Arkansas avg36%
249th of 324
Arkansas public middle schools ?
Bottom 23%▼ down 18 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Arkansas Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
180th of 250Monticello School District among Arkansas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArkansas percentileRating
202526.5249 of 32423.1%★☆☆☆☆
202434.1227 of 33532.2%★★☆☆☆
202335.7226 of 33031.5%★★☆☆☆
202236.7223 of 31829.9%★★☆☆☆
202134.8237 of 33028.2%★☆☆☆☆
201956.2141 of 31955.8%★★★☆☆
201866.398 of 31869.2%★★★☆☆
201756.8138 of 31556.2%★★★☆☆
201658.4124 of 31260.3%★★★☆☆
201540.4161 of 27541.5%★★☆☆☆
201457.0131 of 28053.2%★★★☆☆
201360.1119 of 27857.2%★★★☆☆
201262.5111 of 26558.1%★★★☆☆
201172.262 of 26476.5%★★★★☆
201077.339 of 25484.6%★★★★☆
200979.128 of 24088.3%★★★★☆
200876.440 of 22382.1%★★★★☆
200769.660 of 22573.3%★★★★☆
200674.637 of 20682.0%★★★★☆
200560.086 of 20858.7%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?
Algebra59%+28 vs state
Mathematics28%-11 vs state
Reading24%-12 vs state
Science23%-15 vs state
English Language Arts21%-14 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Monticello Middle School

Monticello Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.1% of Arkansas middle schools.

Students at Monticello Middle School are 54% White, 39% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Monticello Middle School usually go on to attend Monticello High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended Monticello Middle School.


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